Emergency preparedness for aquatic disease outbreaks

This e-learning course will help those directly and indirectly involved in the aquaculture sector to understand the impact of disease in aquatic organisms and the importance of disease outbreak investigation, including:

• Authorities and government officers
• Aquatic health specialists
• Academics and researchers
• Actors in the aquaculture value chain

• The basic concepts regarding diseases of aquatic organisms as well as potential causes contributing to disease outbreaks.
• A stepwise approach to conducting a disease outbreak investigation.
• Identifying and diagnosing the causative agents of an infectious disease.
• Surveillance of aquatic diseases using a 12-point checklist.
• Developing effective contingency plans that align with a country’s aquatic species production situation prior to a disease outbreak

This course consists of five lessons of approximately 35-45 minutes duration each:

• Lesson 1 – Understanding diseases of aquatic organisms
• Lesson 2 – Disease outbreak investigation
• Lesson 3 – Aquatic disease diagnostics
• Lesson 4 – 12-point checklist for active surveillance of diseases in aquatic organisms
• Lesson 5 – Contingency planning for mass mortality events in aquatic populations

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